“Utah did a great job of totally taking Salim (Stoudamire) out of the offense. But on the other hand, we did a great job on (Marc) Jackson. When that happens to Salim, other guys have to step up.”

“It was great to see Ivan (Radenovic) getting back and being able to play. He was huge for us. He’s an offensive threat, and he did a great job defensively. He and Channing (Frye) did a great job on (Andrew) Bogut.”

“(Andrew) Bogut is a handful, but I thought we did a good job. We forced him into six turnovers on the inside. He’s a player. He knocked down three of four three-pointers, and that created a problem for us. He has a big body, and he uses both hands well.”

“We got a lot more pressure on the ball and a lot more pressure on passes. We were forcing turnovers in the stretch and we had some great passes.”

“The way they were defending in the second half gave us the opportunity to get the ball into the high post. But we still need to get our low postmen into the action.”

“(Utah was) not going to get into an up and down game unless they had an advantage on the break, which they did early.”

“We said no perimeter looks (from Marc Jackson). If he’s going to score, he’s going to score on the drive.”

“I thought our defense was solid. Key game stats have to do with possessions. We had four more possessions off turnovers and five more off offensive rebounds. Nine more possessions will make the difference in a game like this.”

“When you force a turnover or draw a charge, things like that really ignite the whole team.”

“We knew (Utah) was going to try to control the tempo because that’s their game. We felt they would zone. We thought it would be a steady-paced game. We tried to force the action early and made some big-time mistakes off the press.”

“If we lose Channing (Frye) we lose a huge part of our inside offense. We try to get to halftime with no more than two fouls on anyone.”

“Our post guys need to be much, much more active on screening and creating gaps. You can’t just stand around.”

“We just need to get in the game and do what we do well.That is what will help us play tougher.”

“He (Andrew Bogut) is a difficult player.We tried to double team him and box him out.He is a great rebounder.It isn’t that he’s physical, but he is more skilled.”

“I just do the things that I can.I am healthy and I got in the game.We played with them for a full game.It was a very physical game.I took a couple of three-point shots.I am more confident now that I am hitting my shots.